[OS X TeX] bibtex/natbib

[Andy Doller]

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> From: Andy Doller <adoller at mac.com>
> Date: September 12, 2004 12:01:19 AM EDT
> To: TeX on Mac OS X Mailing List <MacOSX-TeX at email.esm.psu.edu>
> Subject:
>
> I am having some natbib/bibtex problems using 
> /include[sort,numbers]{natbib}. Mostly, when I include a particular 
> chapter of my thesis, bibtex fails.  It fails in this way.
>
> This is BibTeX, Version 0.99c (Web2C 7.5.2)
> The top-level auxiliary file: My-Dissertation.aux
> The style file: arlobib.bst
> A level-1 auxiliary file: Background/Background.aux
> A level-1 auxiliary file: Theory/Theory.aux
> A level-1 auxiliary file: Method/Method.aux
> A level-1 auxiliary file: Results/Results.aux
> A level-1 auxiliary file: Conclusions/Conclusions.aux
> A level-1 auxiliary file: Appendix-A/Appendix-A.aux
> A level-1 auxiliary file: Appendix-ModelCode/Appendix-ModelCode.aux
> A level-1 auxiliary file: 
> Appendix-DCCalibration/Appendix-DCCalibration.aux
> I found no \bibdata command---while reading file My-Dissertation.aux
> Warning--I didn't find a database entry for "chu82"
> .....
> many more entries...
>
>
> when I comment out the include of a particular chapter, and process 
> the thesis with
> 1)latex
> 2)bibtex
> 3)latex
> 4)latex
>
> it works even with the citations from the excluded chapter from latexs 
> long ago, but of course without the chapter in the pdf.  When I 
> include the chapter again, and start the
>
> 5)latex
> 6)bibtex,
> 7)latex
> 8)latex
>
> process again.  After 5)latex, the aux file is missing the lines
>
> \bibdata{TAALL,andy}
> \@writefile{toc}{\contentsline {chapter}{Bibliography}{130}}
> \global\newdimen\eqp at first@eqlistboxi
> \global\eqp at first@eqlistboxi=7.29855pt\relax
>
> that were in the aux file from after 1)latex. bibtex fails with the 
> error above.  the aux file is missing :
>
> \bibdata{TAALL,andy}
> \bibcite{chu82}{{1}{1982}{{Chu and Apfel}}{{}}}
> [CLIP]
> \bibcite{smith01}{{13}{2001}{{Smith and Swift}}{{}}}
> \@writefile{toc}{\contentsline {chapter}{Bibliography}{130}}
> \bibcite{wakeland02}{{14}{2000}{{Wakeland and Keolian}}{{}}}
> \bibcite{lawrenson98}{{15}{1998}{{Lawrenson et~al.}}{{Lawrenson, 
> Lipkens, Lucas, Perkins, and {Van Doren}}}}
> \bibcite{sivian35}{{16}{1935}{{Sivian}}{{}}}
> \bibcite{kfcs}{{17}{1982}{{Kinsler et~al.}}{{Kinsler, Frey, Coppens, 
> and Sanders}}}
> \bibcite{swift88}{{18}{1988}{{Swift}}{{}}}
> \bibcite{pierce1991}{{19}{2000}{{Pierce}}{{}}}
> \bibcite{adeff98}{{20}{1998}{{Adeff et~al.}}{{Adeff, Hofler, Atchley, 
> and Moss}}}
> \global\newdimen\eqp at first@eqlistboxi
> \global\eqp at first@eqlistboxi=7.54994pt\relax
>
> after from after 2)bibtex.
>
> I have even commented out ALL of the citation in the chapter.  Any 
> help would be appreciated.  Thanks...
>
> Andy Doller
>
> Penn State University
>

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